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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1960
Page
1
India and the Soviet Union signed a development loan agreement for 1.5 billion rubles amid Khrushchev's remarks. Khrushchev spoke to about 100000 Indians at a civic reception, touting Russian rocket successes and criticizing the West.
Pfc. Richard T. Wettrich 24 of Columbia Station was arrested by British police for AWOL and theft after records say he sold military secrets to the Russians. Khrushchev and Nehru watched as signatories discussed global tensions and a new science and technology cooperation pact. The talks also touched on the moon rocket as a Soviet achievement. The Russian loan to India was set at 24 percent interest for Bhilai steel plant expansion.
Washington officials remained hopeful that Moscow might accept Eisenhower’s bid to ban most nuclear tests. In Geneva, Russia’s Semyon Tsarapkin rejected the proposal, casting doubt on the marathon disarmament talks and provoking fears of a collapse. Army officials later confirmed a confusing note about a detainee tied to London reporting.
UPI reports television host Jack Paar walked off The Tonight Show amid censorship tensions. Family says Army service keeps Wettrich chapter quiet after years of service.
Cloudy skies with cold temperatures and light snow flurries today into Saturday. Local heavier snow squalls possible near Lake Erie. Ashtabula and Geauga counties show readings today with lows in the teens to mid twenties. Normal highs around 36 to 41 with little change through Wednesday. Precipitation one-half inch at most, mainly in eastern areas late Sunday.
A sub zero cold wave grips the Midwest as a Pacific-origin storm leaves 54 people dead from California to the Great Lakes. Wisconsin reports 18 deaths, Minnesota and North Dakota hit zero temperatures, and snow totals reach 25 inches with drifts around 12 feet in Milwaukee. Road crews struggle as highways reopen and rural roads stay clogged.
Ernest J. Bohn, head of the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority and City Plan Commission chair, turned down Eisenhower’s offer to be U.S Public Housing Commissioner. He told the White House Cleveland still has a full sized public housing job for him locally.
State Patrol plans a new system requiring all driver license applicants to pass mental and physical exams before receiving a learner's permit. Tests cover motor vehicle laws road signs and hand signals with a visual check prior to purchase. About 25 percent fail initial testing and must return for further road and parking tests. The program starts next month and aims to curb unfit drivers. Veteran drivers with obvious defects may be flagged for reassessment. Out-of-state applicants retain temporary permits by showing their home license.
A council committee discusses zoning law limits on shutting Elyria Township dump while a tree program on Broad Street is aired. Sanitation head outlines department issues with funds and schedules as Homicide Bureau chief notes Fred Hammons, a March 1, 1957 police veteran, had no role in a crime. A New Paltz fire tragedy claims David Blair and family as victims in a fast spreading blaze.
In Cleveland Dolores Hammons 26 wife of a city police officer confessed to shooting and wounding a grocery proprietor during an attempted robbery on Wednesday night.
In Columbus 52 year old Georgiana Jenkins was struck and killed Thursday night by a black sports car driven by officer Richard Born en route to work. Police Chief George W. Scholer initiated an investigation into the crash.
Grafton Mayor Toghill nabbed a 7 year old former resident charged with burglary of a Main Street market. The suspect allegedly threw a sawhorse through a six by six window, stole $51, and was found with $50 on his person. The suspect was booked into Lorain County Jail on burglary and break in charges. the money was later returned to the market.
New York comedian Bobby Clark aged 72 died this morning of a heart attack. The beloved shows entertainer long wore painted spectacles and had delighted three generations of theatergoers, after a three week battle with a torus infection.
Historians say there were no commercial laundries in the US before the gold rush. At first one person did it by hand. The Chronicle Telegram ad pages show laundry and home goods listings including furniture and pets for sale.
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